# Q: Rails 3 Multiselect input param

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/q-rails-3-multiselect-input-param/190666>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 24, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/q-rails-3-multiselect-input-param/190666 "2010-06-24T20:55:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/q-rails-3-multiselect-input-param/190666/1 "2010-06-24T20:55:48Z")

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In Rails 3, I have a multi-select form control (fig. 1). When I select  
more than 1 value, Firefox sends both values (fig. 2). But only the last  
value gets sent as a input value to my controller (fig. 3). How do I get  
all those values passed on to my controller?

```
  <form action="html_items/search" method="post" >

    <!-- Criteria -->
    <div style="float:none;">
      <label>Content Provider </label>
      <select multiple id="content_provider"

```

name=“content\_provider”\>  
Flare  
Slashdot

```
    <input type="submit" value="Search" />

  </form>

```

fig. 1

Parametersapplication/x-www-form-urlencoded  
content\_provider FLR  
content\_provider SLDT  
fig. 2

PARAMs[{“content\_provider”=\>“SLDT”, “controller”=\>“html\_items”,  
“action”=\>“search”}]  
…  
fig. 3

Thanks  
Tim